This story is dedicated to my dear friend t5UR-t51d as a birthday present. Happy Birthday!!! May God always bless you.

Unfortunately I also need to tell her to be very, very patient since this story is not yet finished. Believe me, I never plan to make a multi chapter fic out of it. It is just.. well you can say that it is a big accident, hohoho

Since it is a birthday present for you, it is going to be a shounen ai, in my way, because I don't know what kind of shounen ai u like, lol. I will try my best to follow your seme-uke pattern in case Sanzo-Hakkai.

Hope u like it.... smile

Summary : Hakkai suddenly finds himself alone in a desert but then he experiences that he is not really alone, because Goku and Gojyo are also there. The problem is, they don't know who Hakkai is.

WHIII..... WHIIII....

Hakkai feels as if he had slept for centuries. The sound around him wakes him up, but his eyes stay closed.

What is that?

Is it wind?

He asks himself.

No.... it sounds more like something being dragged over a rough surface.

Hakkai tries to open his eyes. His eyelids feel so heavy. Then a sharp pain comes across his head and he decides to stop his efforts. Athough feeling numb all over his body, he, fortunately, still can move his fingers. He lets his fingers sweep over the surface where he lies. His fingers sink into something dusty.

It is too strange. Hakkai forces himself again to open his eyes, ignoring the pain which threathens to explode his head.

The pain becomes less and less as his eyes start to give him some descriptions about his surrounding.

Sand.

Sand, wherever he looks at. The sound which he has been hearing all the time is the sound of sand blown by the wind.

He is in a desert. But why?

Hakkai has experienced many odd things during his journey with Sanzo, Goku and Gojyo. He has thus never expected that the journey will turn to be a holiday trip. But he has never arrived in a place without knowing why, where, how, and so on. And he is now in a desert. A genuine, original, real desert.

Of all places, he lands in a desert. And more than that, alone. At least he thought so, before he sees some silhouettes before him. And they are coming nearer.

Hakkai pushes himself up to his feet. He hopes that the ones coming nearer to him are his friends. He expects to see Gojyo with his naughty grin, Goku, who will definitely says that he is hungry, and Sanzo, maybe with his gun or harisen in his hands. But the people are more than three. No. There are at least ten of them.

Then the people show up in front of Hakkai with all their magnificences. All of them have swords and shields raised in front of their chests. They wear ordinary clothes, but their attitude shows that they are no common pedestrians.

In a second Hakkai finds himself encircled by the men, all sword tips rest around his neck.

The men say nothing, they just stare at him as if he is a rare animal running off a circus.

"Hey, stop!! Stop, I say stop!!"

Hakkai can feel his heart racing with joy but also curiosity as he hears this voice. It's Goku. It can't be someone other than him.

His expectation is not in vain, as he recognizes the youth who is cleaving his way among the men. Then the youth finally arrives in front of him.

"Stranger, who are you?" he asks directly.

Hakkai can hear an imaginary thunder strike in the sky. He can hardly believe his hearing.

"Goku? What's this all about? Don't you remember me?"

The youth blinks in confusion. The men surrounding them share the same expression.

"But... how do you know my name?" he asks, clearly perplexed.

Not having overcome his shock, Hakkai grabs Goku's shoulders and shouts, "What is it, Goku? It's me, Hakkai!!"

That doesn't seem to convince the others that he is no stranger, because he, again, can feel the sword tips pressed to his neck. This time much nearer. He lets go of Goku, who still looks at him with this look, a look which reveals that he really doesn't know who Hakkai is. And Goku won't lie. Hakkai knows it exactly.

He feels so uncomfortable now. So he is really alone, although Goku is there, face to face with him.

"What is it? A stranger? Let me take a look at him. You useless guys can't even handle this easy stuff? My, my." Another voice pipes up behind Hakkai.

The man, known as Gojyo to Hakkai, shows up. The same long hair and grin, but he doesn't wear the usual clothes. Hakkai turns at Goku and notices that he also wears other clothes, clothes similar to the ones of the men, type of clothes wore by wanderers in deserts .

Gojyo smiles mischievously to Goku, the latter looks somehow not too happy (;;)

"So, so, what do I see here? Our little Goku has a big problem dealing with a stranger. My oh my, you are really toooo small to do big things. Just leave it all to this big brother, will ya?"

Goku flares up.

"I am not tooooo small!!!! This is not a problem!!! My problem begins and ends with you!!!"

They insult each other and Hakkai watches impatiently. This is Goku. And that is Gojyo. Hakkai needs some more definiteness.

"Ehm, sorry, Gojyo, are you really Gojyo?"

The red-haired man turns in awe at Hakkai.

"Euh... that's my name, rite... but, do I know you somewhere? Guess I won't forget someone like you so easily..."

"Gojyo, it's me, Hakkai." interrupts Hakkai impatiently.

Gojyo glances at Goku, who shrugs his shoulders with the expression 'I don't know anything ask someone else' written on his face.

Then suddenly Gojyo's face brights up.

"Ooooooh, Hakkai!!!! Hakkai, of course, old friend!!! How are you then??" he shouts, slapping him on his back.

Maybe Hakkai can refer it as a shock, but it is also a relieve. Isn't it a good thing when at least one of his companions still recognizes him? But Goku's expression hasn't changed. He still throws these puzzled looks at him.

"Come, come, you must be tired. Let's go home."

"Gojyo...!!!" shouts Goku, but Gojyo just puts one arm around Goku's neck and goes away laughingly with him and Hakkai, followed by the men.